30 seconds
blues / rock / southern-rock
There’s a gospel in saying the thing out loud and then letting it evaporate. Not rage, not ruin — just weather passing through. Thirty seconds is all the truth needs. Anything longer and you’re performing it. This one burns clean and sets itself down before the glass is empty.
Tracks
- 01 30 seconds 3:36
Lyrics
[Verse 1] You walked right through the door you didn't earn Took up space like the world was built for you I could feel the heat behind my teeth The kind of true that cuts before you think it through [Pre-Chorus] And I could hold it down, swallow it whole Play the saint, keep the peace, lose control But silence ain't the same as letting go And a lie I tell myself is still a lie I know [Chorus] I'll give you thirty seconds of the truth The kind that burns but doesn't leave a bruise I'll say the thing that everybody's thinking Then I'll pour myself another glass and keep on drinking You don't get a minute, you don't get the night You get the flash before I find the light Thirty seconds - that's the rent you pay For walking through my world that way [Verse 2] There's a gospel in the grit of speaking plain Holy cheek-turn never taught me how to heal If I bury every honest thing I feel I'm just building something ugly out of something real [Pre-Chorus] So I won't pretend you didn't cross the line Won't dress it up or say that it was fine I'll call the thing the thing that it became Then set it down and never say your name [Chorus] I'll give you thirty seconds of the truth The kind that burns but doesn't leave a bruise I'll say the thing that everybody's thinking Then I'll pour myself another glass and keep on drinking You don't get a minute, you don't get the night You get the flash before I find the light Thirty seconds - that's the rent you pay For walking through my world that way [Bridge] I used to let you live inside my chest Build a room and call it righteous rest Now I see you and I say your name Out loud - then watch it turn to rain Not rage, not ruin, just the weather passing through A storm that came and went before I knew [Chorus - Final] I'll give you thirty seconds of the truth The kind that burns but doesn't leave a bruise I said the thing that everybody's thinking And I set the glass down - done with drinking You don't get a minute, you don't get the night You got the flash - and now I've found the light Thirty seconds - that's all that you weigh I spoke the truth and threw the weight away Lyrics copyright 2026, Alexander van Rossum